Usually means: Sudden, intense downward wind blast.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 14 dictionaries that define the word downburst:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. downburst: Merriam-Webster
  2. downburst: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. downburst: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. downburst: Collins English Dictionary
  5. downburst: Wordnik
  6. downburst: Wiktionary
  7. downburst: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. downburst: Dictionary.com
  9. Downburst (album), Downburst: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. downburst: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. downburst: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Weather Glossary (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (downburst)

noun:  (meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Words similar to downburst

Usage examples for downburst

Idioms related to downburst

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing downburst

Words that often appear near downburst

Rhymes of downburst

Invented words related to downburst

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux